{"id":83545,"date":"2020-09-30T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T03:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=83545"},"modified":"2021-04-04T16:49:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T11:19:47","slug":"upsc-ias-books-literature-optionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/upsc-ias-books-literature-optionals\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC IAS Books for Literature Optionals- Best UPSC Preparation Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Public Service Commission puts down the syllabus for the exam every year. But for literature subjects, the syllabus mostly remains the same. But even with this advantage, the syllabus is very diverse and takes months to cover it thoroughly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus it becomes important to choose the right reference book to study. Because many books available in the market will give you low standard information and maybe unverified as well. It is important to learn from reliable sources so that you can make use of it for future readings as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This list includes books about poetry, prose, short stories, and novels as well. And many of the books mentioned below have chapter summaries as well that can speed up your revision process. There are certain books from which many questions appear in the UPSC exam every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus it becomes very important to choose the right book for UPSC preparation for literature especially. This is a list of UPSC books for Mains Literature Optional Paper. Let us take a look at them now.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>English Books for UPSC Exam<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to English Literature by W. H Hudson<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King Lear by William Shakespeare<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tempest by William Shakespeare<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canonization by John Donne<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death be not proud by John Donne<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Good Morrow by John Donne<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On his Mistress going to bed by John Donne<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relic by John Donne<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paradise Lost, I, II, IV, IX by John Milton<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ode on Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three years she grew by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She dwelt among untrodden ways by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resolution and Independence by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World is too much with us by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gulliver\u2019s Travels by Jonathan Swift<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Jones by Henry Fielding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hard Times by Charles Dickens<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tess of the d\u2019Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easter 1916 by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Second Coming byWilliam Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Prayer for my daughter by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sailing to Byzantium by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tower by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among School Children by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leda and the Swan by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meru by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lapis Lazuli by William Butler Yeats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journey of the Magi by T. S. Eliot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burnt Norton by T. S. Eliot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partition by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musee des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Memory of W.B. Yeats by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lay your sleeping head, my love by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Unknown Citizen by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mundus Et Infans by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Shield of Achilles by W.H. Auden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look In Anger by John Osborne<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next by Philip Larkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please by Philip Larkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deceptions by Philip Larkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afternoons by Philip Larkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Days by Philip Larkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bleaney by Philip Larkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for a Cousin on a Swing by A.K. Ramanujan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A River by A.K. Ramanujan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of Mothers, among other Things by A.K. Ramanujan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love Poem for a Wife 1 by A.K. Ramanujan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small-Scale Reflections on a Great House by A.K. Ramanujan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obituary by A.K. Ramanujan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Passage to India by E.M. Forster.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanthapura by Raja Rao<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A House for Mr. Biswas byV.S. Naipal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Do not forget to check <a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/upsc-books-prelims-mains\/\">Best UPSC Books for Prelims and Mains<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindi Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aadhunik Sahitya ki Pravritiyan by Namavar Sinha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jayashree Aakalan ke Aayam by Sadanand Shaahee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kabeer by Param Anand Srivastav<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kabeer ke Sabad by Dr. Sukadev Sinha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khadi Boli ka Prarambhik Swaroop by Nilesh Jain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahabhoj Mulyankan ke Paripekshy by Sadaanand Shaahee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohan Raakesh aur Ashadh ka Ek din by Gireesh Rastogi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niraala Rachita Ram Kee Shakti Pooja Bhaashy by Dr. Surya Prasaad Dikshit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pras\u0101da Aura Skandagupta by Dr. R\u0113vat\u012bramana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triveni by Acharya Ramachandra Shukla<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil mozhi varalaru by Su. Sakthivel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozhi nool by Mu. Varadarasanar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozhi varalaru by Mu. Varadarasanar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil ilakkiya varalaru by Mu. Varadarasanar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil ilakkiya varalaru by Thamizannal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil ilakkiya varalaru by Madhu Sa. Vimalananda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oppilakkiya kotpadu by Ka.Na.Kailasapathy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naatupura iyal aaivu by Su.Sakthivel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ulaga sevviyal mozhigalin varisaiyil tamil by V.C. Kulandaisamy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valluvar padikkum vaiyathu sorkkam by V.C. Kulandaisamy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil mozhiyum varalarum by Devira<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil thiranaaivum panpadum by Devira<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamizhar valartha azhagu kalaigalin by Mayilai seeni Venkatasamy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ithazhiyal by Su. Sakthivel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tholkappiar Kanda Samuthayam by Dr. Natesan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Idhazhiyal kalai by Dr. Ma.Pa. Gurusamy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ilakkiya Marabu by Mu. Varadarasanar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanga ilakkiyam: ilakkiya valamum vazhviyal aramum by Dr. R. Chandrasekaran<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamilaga nattupuraviyal by Dr. Sargunavathy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silappathikara Thiranaaivu by Dr. Ma.Po.Sivagnanam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silapathikaram urai by Gna. Manickavasagan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kurunthogai by Puliyur Kesikan urai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirukkural by Parimelazhagar urai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumbakarnan vadhai padalam by Dr. Durai Rasaram Urai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanakkam valluva by Erode Tamilanban<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thiruppavai by C.Subramanian<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kambar kaatum Kumbakarnan by Arunagiri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thiruvasagam by A. S. Gnanasambandan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozhi iyal by Dr.\u00a0 R. Srinivasan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil ilakkiya varalaru by C. Balasubramanian<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil ilakkiya varalaru by Muthamizh Selvan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puthiya nokkil tamil ilakkiya varalaru by Tamilanban<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamilar Nagarigamum Panpaadum by Thatchinamoorthy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamilar varalarum panpadum by K.K. Pillai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Kaadhal by V. Suba Manickam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thambiyar iruvar by A. S. Gnanasambandan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silambo silambu by Arasan Santhuvanar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silapathikaram Tamizhagam by Sami Chidambaranar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kannada Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linguistic History of Kannada Language by M.H. Krishnaiah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kannada Bhasha Shastra by R.Y. Dharwadkar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kannada Sahitya Charitre by R.S. Mugali<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bettada Jeeva by Shivarama Karanth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhavi by Arupama Niranjana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odalaala by Devanuru Mahadeva<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devaru by A.N. Moorty Rao<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janapada Swaroopa by Dr. H.M. Nayak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janapriya Kanakasamputa by D.G Javare Gowda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kannada Janapada Kathegalu by J.S. Paramashivaiah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kannada Sanna Kathegalu by G.H. Nayak<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumaravyasa Bharata by Kumaravyasa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nambiyannana Raagale by T.N. Sreekantaiah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pampana Samastha Bharata Kathamrita by L. Basavaraju<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shudra Tapaswi by Kuvempu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tughlaq by Girish Karnad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vachana Kammata by K. Marulasiddappa K.R. Nagaraj<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vikramarjuna Vijaya of Pampa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telugu Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akella Raghavendra book on Telugu Literature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Bhasha Charitra by Bhadriraju Krishnamurti<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dushyanta Charitra Nannayya Sri Krishna Rayabaram<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tikkana Gunanidhi Katha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Sahitya Charitra by Nagayya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vakyam by Chekuri Ramarao<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Srinathudu Sugatri Saleenula Katha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pingali Surana<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarati Books for UPSC Literature Optionals<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arvachin Gujarati Sahitya ni Vikas Rekha\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhasha Parichay Ane Gujarati Bhashanu Swarup by Jayant Kothari<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhasha Vigyan by Jayant Kothari<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History of Gujarati Literature by Dhirubhai Thakar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loksahitya by Pamphlets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhyakalin Gujarati Literature by Vasuben Trivedi book<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhyakalin Gujarati Sahitya No Itihas by Dr Ramesh M<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sattar Sahitya Swarup by Prasad Brahmbhatt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AkheGeeta by Akho<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashwatthama by Sitanshu Yashaschandra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandra-Chandrawati Varta by Shamal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhvani by Rajendra Shah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farbas Virah by DalpatRam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hind Swaraj by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janantike by Suresh Joshi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaavya ni Shakti by RamNarayan Vishvanath Pathak<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kadambari by Balan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manvi ni Bhavai by Pannalal Patel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mari Hakikat by Narmadashankar Dave<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patan ni Prabhuta by Kanaiyalal Munshi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purvalap by \u2018Kant\u2019 ManiShankar Ratnaji Bhatt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raino Parvat by Ramanbhai Nilkanth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saptapadi by UmaShankar Josh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saraswatichandra (Part \u2013 1) by GovardhanRam Tripathi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saurashtra ni Rasdhar (Part \u2013 1) by Zaverchand Meghani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sudama Charitra by Premanand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vasant Vilas Fagu by AgyanKruti<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assamese Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Borgeet by Madhava Deva<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaonburha by Padmanath Gohain Barua.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guru Charitra Katha by Maheswar Neog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeevanar Batat by Bina Barwa\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karengar Ligiri by Jyotiprasad Agarwalla<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katha Bhagavata (Books I and II) by Baikuntha Nath Bhattacharyya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kripabar Barbaruar Kakatar Topola by Lakshminath Bezbaroa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monamati by Rajanikanta Bordoloi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mor Jeevan Sonwaran by Lakshminath Bezbaroa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrityunjoy by Birendrakumar Bhattacharyya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parijat-Harana by Sankaradeva<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pratima by Chandra Kumar Agarwalla<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purani Asamiya Sahitya by Banikanta Kakati<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajasurya by Madhava Deva<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramayana by Madhava Kandali<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rasakrida by Sankaradeva<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samrat by Navakanta Barua<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sindhi Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shah Jo Choond Shair\u00a0 by Sahitya Akademi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sachal Jo Choond Kalam by Sahitya Akademi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sami-a-ja Choond Sloka by Sahitya Akademi\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shair-e-Bewas by Kishinchand Bewas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roshan Chhanvro by Narayan Shyam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virhange Khapoi je Sindhi Shair jee Choond by Sahitya Akademi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behtareen Sindhi Natak by M. Kamal Published<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kako Kaloomal by Madan Jumani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pakheeara Valar Khan Vichhrya by Gobind Malhi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sat Deenhan by Krishin Khatwani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choond Sindhi Kahaniyon by Prem Prakash<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bandhan by Sundari Uttamchandani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behtareen Sindhi Mazmoon by Gujarat Sindhi Academi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sindhi Tanqeed by Harish Vaswani Sahitya Akademi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumhinjee Hayati-a-ja Sona Ropa varqa\u2019 by Popati Hiranandani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Choithram Gidwani by Vishnu Sharma<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kashmiri Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anhaar by Kashmir University Journal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kasher Adbuk Tawarikh by Shafi Shouq<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kashir Zaban Te Adab by Cultural Academy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kashiruk Grammar by Shafi Shauq<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kashiry Luki Beeth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kashur Luki Theatre by Mohammad Subhan Bhagat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marun by Ivan Ilyich<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mujrim by G.N. Gowhar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natuk Kariv Band by Hari Krishan Kaul<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qk Angy Natuk by Motilal Keemu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Razi Oedipus by\u00a0 Naji Munawar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheraza by Cultural Academy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malayalam Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhashaposhini Magazine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kairaliyude Kadha by M. Krishna Pillai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malayala Sahithya Charithram by Kalaghattangalilude \u2013 Erumeli<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil Service exam Malayalam Optional paper I by Jobin S Kottaram<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil Service exam Malayalam Optional paper II by Jobin S Kottaram, Renu Raj, Aswathy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prescribed books in syllabus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nepali Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himalayan Voices &#8211; An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern Literary Nepali &#8211; An Introductory Reader\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gems of Nepali Literature by LB Thapa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nepal by Robert Ferguson<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nepali &#8211; A National Language and Its Literature by Michael Hutt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bengali Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Oxford India Anthology of Bengali Literature by Kalpana Bardhan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangla Sahityer Sankshipta Itihas by Bhudeb Chaudhuri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangla Natoker Itihas by Ajit Kumar Ghosh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bengalis &#8211; A Portrait of a Community by Sudeep Chakravarti<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Epic City &#8211; The World on the Streets of Calcutta Paperback by Kushanava Choudhuri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bengali Prose Style by Dinesh Chandra Sen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of Early Bengali Prose by Mitra<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bodo Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khonthai Methai by Madaram Brahma &amp; Rupnath Brahma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hathorkhi Hala by Pramod Chandra Brahma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boroni Gudi Sibsa Arw Aroz by Madaram Brahma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raja Nilambar by Dwarendra Nath Basumatary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bibar by Satish Chandra Basumatary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bibi Bithai by Bihuram Boro<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radab by Samar Brahma Chaudhury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okhrang Gongse Nangou by Brajendra Kumar Brahma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baisagu Arw Harimu by Laksheswar Brahma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gwdan Boro by Manoranjan Lahary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jujaini Or by Chittaranjan Muchahary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mwihoor by Dharanidhar Wary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hor Badi Khwmsi by Kamal Kumar Brahma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaolia Dewan by Mangal Singh Hozowary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hagra Guduni Mwi by Nilkamal Brahma<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konkani Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konkani Manasagangotri by Prof Olivinho Gomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old Konkani language and literature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otmo Denvcharak\u00a0 by A. V. da Cruz<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vadoll ani Varem by Antonio Pereira<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devache Kurpen by V.J.P. Saldanha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vajralikhani Shenoi golem by Shantaram Varde Valavalikar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konkani Lalit Niband by Shyam Verenkar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teen Dasakam by Chandrakant Keni<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demand-Drama by Pundalik Naik<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kadambini &#8211; A Miscellany of Modern Prose<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ratha Tujeo Ghudieo by Smt. Jayanti Naik<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ev ani Mori by Eduardo Bruno de Souza<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abravanchem Yadnya Dan by Luis Mascarenhas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Godde Ramayan by R.K. Rao<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ratnahar I and II collection of poems ed. R. V. Pandit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zayo Zuyo poems by Manohar L. Sardessai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanadi Mati Konkani Kavi by Pratap Naik<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adrushatache Kalle Poems by Pandurang Bhangui<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yaman Poems by Madhav Borkar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipuri Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhogeswar Singh (Ed.) &#8211; Numit Kappa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M. Gourachandra Singh (Ed.) &#8211; Thawanthaba Hiran<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N. Khelchandra Singh (Ed.) &#8211; Naothingkhong Phambal Kaba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M. Chandra Singh (Ed.)\u00a0 &#8211; Panthoibi Khongul<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M. Chandra Singh (Ed.) &#8211; Samsok Ngamba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R.K.Snehal Singh (Ed.) &#8211; Ramayana Adi Kanda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N. Khelchandra SIngh (Ed.) &#8211; Dhananjoy Laibu Ningba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O. Bhogeswar Singh (Ed.)\u00a0 &#8211; Chandrakirti Jila Changba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipuri Seireng\u00a0 Manipuri Sahitya Parishad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kh. Chaoba Singh &#8211; Pi Thadoi, Lamgi Chekla Amada, Loktak<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. L. Kamal Singh &#8211; Nirjanata, Nirab Rajani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A. Minaketan Singh &#8211; Kamal Da, Nonggumlakkhoda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L. Samarendra Singh &#8211; Ingagi Nong, Mamang Leikai Thambal Satle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E. Nilakanta Singh &#8211; Manipur, Lamangnaba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Biren &#8212; Tangkhul Hui<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Th. Ibopishak &#8211; Anouba Thunglaba Jiba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanchi Sheireng &#8211; Manipur University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. L. Kamal Singh &#8211; Biswa-Prem<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Biren &#8211; Cheap Hadraba Laigi Yen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Th. Ibopishak &#8211; Norok Patal Prithivi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A. Dorendrajit Singh &#8211; Kansa Bodha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H. Anganghal Singh- Khamba-Thoibi Sheireng\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S. Lalit Singh &#8211; Areppa Marup<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G.C. Tongbra &#8211; Matric Pass<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A. Samarendra &#8211; Judge Sahebki Imung<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. L. Kamal Singh &#8211; Madhabi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H. Anganghal Singh &#8211; Jahera<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H. Guno Singh &#8211; Laman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacha Meetei &#8211; Imphal Amasung, Magi Fishing, Nungsitki Phibam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanchi Warimacha &#8211; Manipur University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R.K. Shitaljit Singh &#8211; Kamala Kamala<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M.K. Binodini &#8211; Eigi Thahoudraba Heitup Lalu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kh. Prakash &#8211; Wanom Sharing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parishadki Khangatlaba Wari Macha &#8211; Manipuri Sahitya Parishad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S. Nilbir Shastri &#8211; Loukhatpa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R.K. Elangba &#8211; Karinunggi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anouba Manipuri Warimacha &#8211; The Cultural Forum Manipur<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N. Kunja Mohan Singh &#8211; Ijat Tanba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E. Dinamani &#8211; Nongthak Khongnang<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warenggi Saklon &#8211; The Cultural Forum Manipur<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kh. Chaoba Singh &#8211; Khamba-Thoibigi Wari Amasung Mahakavya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanchi Wareng &#8211; Manipur University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B. Manisana Shastri &#8211; Phajaba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ch. Manihar Singh &#8211; Lai-Haraoba<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apunba Wareng &#8211; Manipur University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ch. Pishak Singh &#8211; Samaj Amasung, Sanskriti<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M.K. Binodini &#8211; Thoibidu Warouhouida<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eric Newton &#8211; Kalaji Mahousa\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipuri Wareng &#8211; The Cultural Forum Manipur<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S. Krishnamohan Singh &#8211; Lan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odia Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e3o Gal\u00e3 Das &#8211; Shanti Parva from Mah\u00e3bh\u00e3rata.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jagan\u00e3th Das &#8211; Bh\u00e3g\u00e3bate, XI Skandha &#8211; Jadu Avadhuta Samb\u00e3da.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Din\u00e3krushna D\u00e3s &#8211; Rasakallola<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upendra Bhanja &#8211; L\u00e3vanyabati\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\u00e3dh\u00e3n\u00e3th R\u00e3y &#8211; Chandrabh\u00e3g\u00e3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u00e3y\u00e3 Nh\u00e3 Manazinha &#8211; Jeevan Chit\u00e3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satchid\u00e3nanda Routray &#8211; Kabit\u00e3-1962<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ram\u00e3k\u00e3nta Ratha &#8211; Saptama Ritu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manoranjan D\u00e3s &#8211; K\u00e3tha-Ghod\u00e3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bijay Mishra &#8211; Tata Niranjan\u00e3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fakir Mohan Sen\u00e3pati &#8211; Chham\u00e3na \u00c3thaguntha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gopin\u00e3th Mohanty &#8211; D\u00e3n\u00e3p\u00e3ni<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surendra Moh\u00e3nty &#8211; Mar\u00e3l\u00e3ra Mrityu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manoj D\u00e3s &#8211; Laxmira Abhisara<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chittaranjan D\u00e3s &#8211; Taranga O Tadit\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandra Sekhar Rath-Mun Satya &#8211; dh\u00e3rma Kahuchhi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santali Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kherwal Bonso Dhorom Puthi \u2013 Majhi Ramdas Tudu &#8220;Rasika&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mare Hapramko Reyak Katha \u2013 L. O. Skrefsrud<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jomsim Binti Lita \u2013 Mangal Chandra Turkulumang Soren<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marang Buru Binti \u2013 Kanailal Tudu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karam Sereng \u2013 Nunku Soren<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devi Dasain Sereng \u2013 Manindra Hansda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Horh Sereng \u2013 W.G. Archer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baha Sereng \u2013 Balaram Tudu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dong Sereng \u2013 Padma Shri Bhagwat Murmu Thakur<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hor Sereng \u2013 Raghunath Murmu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soros Sereng \u2013 Babulal Murmu &#8220;Adivasi\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More Sin More Nida \u2013 Rup chand Hansda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judasi Madwa Latar \u2013 Tez Narayan Murmu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birsa Bir \u2013 Ravi Lal Tudu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onorhen Baha Dhalwak &#8211; Paul Jujhar Soren<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asar Binti &#8211; Narayan Soren Tore Sutam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chand Mala \u2013 Gora Chand Tudu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onto Baha Mala \u2013 Aditya Mitra Santali<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tairyo Tentang \u2013 Hari Har Hansda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sisirjon Rar \u2013 Thakur Prasad Murmu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harmawak Ato \u2013 R.Karstiars\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manu Mati \u2013 Chandra Mohan Hansda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ato Orak \u2013 Doman Hansdak<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ojoy Gada Dheere \u2013 Nathenial Murmu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jiyon Gada \u2013 Rup Chand Hansda and Jadumani Beshra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayajaal &#8211; Doman Sahu &#8216;Samir&#8217; and Padmashri Bhagwat Murmu &#8216;Thakur&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kherwar Bir \u2013 Pandit Raghunath Murmu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juri Khatir \u2013 Dr. K.C. Tudu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santal Ko Ren Mayam Gohako &#8211; Dr. Biswanath Hansda<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urdu Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ansaf-e-SuKhan Aur Sher Haiyyaten by Shamian Ahmed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moka Adwa; Tarikh-e-Zuban-e-Urdu by Prof. Maswood Husain Khan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urdu Adab Ki Tareekh by Noorul Hasan Naqvi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urdu ki Lisani Tashkil by Mirza Khalil Ahmad Beg<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urdu Nasr ka Tanquidi Mutala by Sumbul Nigaar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urdu Shayari ka Tanqeedi Mutala by Sumbul Nigaar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maithili Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maithili Sahitya Itihas by Dr. Durganath Jha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maithili Patrakaritak Itihas by Chandranath Mishra Amar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tirhuta Lipik Vikas by Dr. Rajeshwar Jha<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maithili Kathak Vikas by Sahitya Academy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maithili Padyak Vikas by Sahitya Academy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maithili Gadyak Vikas by Sahitya Academy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marathi Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athavaninche Pakshi by P.I. Sonkamble<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balakvinchi Kavita by Balkavi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brahmankany by S.V. Ketkar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damayanti-Swayamvar by Raghunath Pandit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ekek Pan Galavaya by Gouri Deshpande<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jahirnama by Narayan Surve<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jana Hey Volatu Jethe by Sharchchandra Muktibodh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jevha Mi Jaat Chorli Hoti by Baburao Bagul<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u014dkas\u0101hitya mim\u0101ns\u0101 by Vishwanath Shinde<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mridgandh byVinda Karandikar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nama Devanchi Abhangwani by Inamdar, Relekar, Mirajkar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Painjan by M.N. Adwant Sahitya Prasar Kendra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pr\u0101c\u012bna mar\u0101\u1e6dh\u012b v\u0101\u1e45may\u0101c\u0101 itih\u0101sa by la. R\u0101. Nasir\u0101b\u0101dakara<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pradashikna 1 and 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandhyakalchya Kavita by Grace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shilan by Uddhav Shelke<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sashtang Namaskar by P.K. Atre<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shetkaryacha Asud Sarvajanik Satyadharma by Jotiba Phule<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sugama mar\u0101\u1e6dh\u012b vy\u0101kara\u1e47a va l\u0113khana by Mo. Ra. Valambe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vishakha\u2019 by Kusumagraj<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ya Sattet Jeev Ramat Nahi by Namdev Dhasa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Books for Punjabi UPSC Optionals<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjabi Bhasha Da Janam Te Vikas by Dr. Prem Prakash Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sidhantak Bhasha Vigyan by Dr. Prem Prakash Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjabi Bhasha Da Viakaran: Part 1, 2 and 3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panchayat Bhasha Vigyan by Ved Agnihotri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab di Lok Dhara by Sohinder Singh Bedi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aadhunik Prageet Shilap by Dr Thakar Dutt Joshi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Principal Teja Singh Di Rachna by Bikram Singh Ghuman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teja Singh Di Vartak Kala by Diwan Singh, Bikram Singh Ghuman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Puran Singh Di Gad Shelli<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Dr Gurdev Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjabi Nibandh by Balbir Singh Duggal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjabi Aalochana by Harbhajan Singh Bhatia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheikh Farid Steek of Sheikh Farid Shalokas by Bhai Sahib Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guru Nanak Steek of Jap ji Sahib, Asa di var and Barahmah by Bhai Sahib Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulleh Shah Kafian by Dr Gurdev Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kafian Bulleh Shah by T. R. Shingaari<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waris Heer Heer Waris by Jeet Singh Sheetal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shah Muhammad Jangnama Singh ate Firangian by War Shah Muhammad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nanak Singh Sahit Samachar<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Nanak Singh Ank<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balraj Sahni Jeewan te Rachna by Amrit Lal Pal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balwant Gargi-Sultan Razia- Ik Mulakan by Dr Pritam Saini<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madh Kaal Di Chonvi Kavita<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Pritam Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sur Sanvedna<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Dr Satinder Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjabi Bhasha Diyan Navintam Parvirtiyaan te Samasyavaan by Dr Prem Prakash Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khoj Patrika by Adhunik Kavi Ank<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjabi Sahit Da Itihaas by Dharampal Singal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanskrit Books for UPSC Exams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachna Nuvid Kaumudi by Kapildev Dwivedi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M. R. Kale\u2019s books\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brihad Anuvad Chandrika by Chakradhar Nautiyal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhasha Vigyan evam Bhasha Shastra by Kapildev Dwivedi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanskrit Sahitya ka Itihaas by Umashankar Sharma\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanskrit Kavi Darshan by Bhola Shankar Vyas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separate books for topics of Group 2 \u2013 Prachin Sahitya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raghuvansham &#8211; Canto I, Verses 1 to 10<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumarasambhavam &#8211; Canto I, Verses 1 to 10<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiratarjuniya &#8211; Canto I, Verses 1 to 10<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isavasyopanishad &#8211; verses -1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 15 and 18<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhagavad Gita chapter II verses 13 to 25<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sundarakandam of Valmiki Canto 15, Verses 15 to 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meghaduta &#8211; verses 1 to 10<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitisatakam &#8211; Verses 1 to 10\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kadambari &#8211; Sukanaso-Padesa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shukanasopadesh Varnanam by Dr Rajendra Kumar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the list of all important reference books for UPSC Mains Literature Optional Papers. We think that they contain valuable information that can help your score better in your UPSC examinations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of them are novels and short stories with questions and summaries that can help you practice as well before the exam. Most of them are easily accessible online if not physically near you. Because literature optional subjects have very less number of coaching and tuition classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It becomes important to have a good reference book next to you. This article will help you discover which book will really help you prepare well for the exam. All the UPSC aspirants must give it a read before appearing for the exam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Public Service Commission puts down the syllabus for the exam every year. But for literature subjects, the syllabus mostly remains the same. 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